any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
calm; composed; leisurely; graceful; refined
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
sharing; division; draw; tie
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance